by Gwen Bautista | Jun 26, 2023 | Colon Cancer, Digestive Care, GERD
Suffering from chronic stomach pains? Irritable bowels? Have blood in your stool? It could be time to see a gastrointestinal specialist, also known as a gastroenterologist. Let’s talk about what GI doctors do and when you know it’s time to call one. What does a...
by Gwen Bautista | May 25, 2023 | Digestive Care
When a patient requires surgery to address a problem in their rectum or colon, they could go to either a general surgeon or a colorectal surgeon as there’s not much of a difference, right? Actually, no. There is a difference. A difference in education. A difference in...
by Gwen Bautista | May 15, 2023 | Digestive Care, Featured
It’s usually not hard to figure out when you need to see a doctor. If you fell and broke your wrist, you wouldn’t wait to see if it gets better on its own. You’d be calling your doctor right away! However, when it comes to our digestive system, we often overlook the...
by Gwen Bautista | Apr 14, 2023 | Acid Reflux, Digestive Care, Endoscopy, GERD
What is Esophageal Cancer? Facts, Symptoms & Treatment Esophageal cancer, though relatively rare, is a serious condition that affects the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It is estimated that around 18,000 new cases of...
by Gwen Bautista | Mar 29, 2023 | Colon Cancer, Digestive Care
Digestive Health Institute Gastroenterologist Dorian Jones, M.D., Appears on NBC’s Lansing LIVES! for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Dorian Jones, M.D., is one of the gastroenterologists on staff at the Digestive Health Institute. Recently, he was featured on...
by Gwen Bautista | Mar 27, 2023 | Colon Cancer, Digestive Care
Dread. Fear. Embarrassment. These are emotions so commonly associated with colonoscopy. But why? Like a local legend involving cryptoids or haunted houses, the anxiety over having a colonoscopy has taken on a life of its own, growing in size and hyperbole like a...
